Sheb Wooley
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1921-04-10
Day of Death
2003-09-16 (82 years old)
Place of Birth
Erick, Oklahoma, USA
Sheb Wooley
Biography
Shelby Fredrick "Sheb" Wooley (April 10, 1921 – September 16, 2003) was an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He recorded a series of novelty songs including the 1958 hit rock and roll comedy single "The Purple People Eater"[1] and under the name Ben Colder the country hit "Almost Persuaded No. 2". As an actor, he portrayed Cletus Summers, the principal of Hickory High School and assistant coach in the 1986 film Hoosiers; Ben Miller, brother of Frank Miller in the film High Noon; Travis Cobb in The Outlaw Josey Wales, and scout Pete Nolan in the television series Rawhide.
Acting
(1989)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
as Screaming Soldiers (archive sound) (uncredited)
(1988)
Purple People Eater
as Harvey Skitters
(1986)
Hoosiers
as Cletus
(1986)
Uphill All the Way
as Anson Sudro
(1985)
Silverado
as Cavalry Sergeant
(1984)
The Dollmaker
as Mr. Kendrick
(1980)
The Big Brawl
as Screaming Thug
(1976)
The Outlaw Josey Wales
as Travis Cobb
(1967)
The War Wagon
as Snyder
(1966)
(1963)
Hootenanny Hoot
as Self
(1960)
Sergeant Rutledge
as Screaming Trooper (archive sound) (uncredited)
(1958)
Terror in a Texas Town
as Baxter
(1957)
Trooper Hook
as Townsman
(1957)
Ride a Violent Mile
as Jonathan Long
(1956)
Giant
as Gabe Target
(1956)
The Black Whip
as Bill Lassater
(1955)
Man Without a Star
as Latigo
(1954)
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
(1954)
Johnny Guitar
as Posseman (uncredited)
(1954)
Rose Marie
as Corporal
(1954)
Arrow In The Dust
as Trooper (uncredited)
(1954)
The Boy from Oklahoma
as Pete Martin
(1953)
The Charge at Feather River
as Pvt. Wilhelm's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)
(1953)
Texas Bad Man
as Mack
(1952)
High Noon
as Ben Miller
(1952)
(1952)
Hellgate
as Neill Price
(1952)
The Lusty Men
as Gambler with Buster (uncredited)
(1952)
Cattle Town
as Miller
(1951)
Distant Drums
as Pvt. Jessup
(1951)
Fort Worth
as Outrider (uncredited)
(1951)
Little Big Horn
as Quince
(1951)
(1950)
Rocky Mountain
as Kay Rawlins